Building construction



Nov. 20, 1934.

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed April 6. 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 NOV. 20, 1934. 1 J, DUTTWEHTER 1,981,165

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Patented Nv.2o,1934 Y e; 1,981,166

UNITED STA-Tes PATENT orric 1,981,166 Y BUILDING coNsTRoTIoN John J. Duttweiler, Findlay, Ohio Application April 6, 1932, serial No. 603,657V

1 Claim. (c1. 1196-16) Y v This invention relates to a. building construcof concrete and at any desired points below and tion and is more especially adapted for barns between these can be arranged drain tiles 2. and similar structures. The side and end walls have-been indicated at The invention constitutes an improvement on 3 and 4 respectively and can be provided with 5 the structure disclosed in Patent '777,945 issued suitable outlets 5 where deemed desirable. 60

to me on December 2i), 1904. The floor 6 is `formed of aheavy slab of con- One of the objects is to provide a barn or the crete with a central depressed portion 7 forming like the lower portion of which can be used for a passageway the bottom ofwhich is inclined so holding livestock while the upper portion can as todrain into'a central gutter 8. VHollow tiles lo be utilized for the storage of farm products, 9 are 'embedded in the slab 6 'so as rto provide air 65 means being employed Vfor properly Ventilating passages 10 which open outwardly through the the lower portion so that the livestock can be side walls 3 and'inwardly into the sides of vthe kept under correct sanitary conditions. passageway '7. Thus when heavy vitiated air A further object is to provide means for maincollects inthe lowest portion of the structure it tainingv a circulation of fresh air within the will be free to escape through the passages 10 .'70 lower portion of the structure and for exhausting into the Outer L'GIIIIOSPheIe- The tiles 9 also Serve the heavy foul air so that it will not affect the t0 prevent moisture from Passing through the livestock nor contaminate the material stored iioor slab 6 where it would be obje'CtiOneble G0 in the upper portion of the building. v the livestock.

2o A still further object is to improve upon the At each side of the passageway 'I the iioor 75 construction of the lower portion of the barn so slab 6 is formed with a standing'platform 11 that it will protect the livestock from dampness. end-between this platform and the adjacenty Side A still further object is the construction of wall 3 is erected a manger 12. This manger the upper portion of the structure in sections can be used for holding either food or water, as

which can be assembled readily and will provide preferred. 80 a strong building capable of withstanding ex- Door openings can be provided at the ends of cessive wind pressures. the passageway '7, as indicated at 13, and obvi- With the foregoing and other objects in View ously access can thus be had readily to al1 of which will appear as the description proceeds, the stock arranged on the platforms 11 along the 3o the invention resides in the combination and opposed sides of the passageway '7. 85

arrangement of parts and in the details of con- Posts 14 are located at desired points adjastruction hereinafter described and claimed, it cent to the sides of passageway 'l and are prefbeing understood that changes in the precise erably mounted on foundations indicated genembodiment of the invention herein disclosed erally at 15. These posts support girders 16 on vmay be made within the scope of what is claimed which are mounted the floor joists 17 of the struc- 90 without departing from the spirit of the inventure. Theilooring indicated at 18 can consist tion, of two or more thicknesses with interposed lay- In the acompanying drawings the preferred ers of sealing paper or the like whereby the space form of the invention has been shown. above the floor will be fully protected from the 4.o In said drawings: lower portion of the building. This floor can 95 Figure is an end elevation of the structure, constitute the ceiling of the space thereunder. the sheathing being removed to show the con- In order that a proper circulation of fresh air struction of the end bent. may vbeinaintained when desired within the low- Figure 2 is a side elevation likewise having er portion of the building and the heavy vitiated vthe sheathing `removed to show some of the inair may be carried ofi positively, a desired num- 10o termediate bents, some of the rafters being ber Of ail inta-ke llleS 19 are PIOVded ill 011 O1 broken away. both side walls 3 and open upwardly into the Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section taken structure close to but under the joists 17. Other on the line 3 3 of Figure 2. or outlet lues 20 can be extended upwardly along Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken either or both side walls to large Ventil-ating flues 105 on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. 21 extended upwardly within the structure, here- Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View taken on inafter described, so as to Vent through the roof the line 5 5 of Figure 2. thereof.

Referring to the figures by characters of refer- The lower or inlet ends of flues 20 are close A ence 1 designates suitably located foundations to floor 6 and arranged within each of the large 110 oblique braces 35 and 36.

Ventilating ues is a fan 22 constituting a blower for setting up a forced draft in an upward direction. Additional outlet flues 23 can be extended through the Ventilating iiues 21 from points near the platforms 11 and sides of passageway 7.

All of the fans 22 along each side of the building can be driven by a single drive shaft 424 through gears 25 and 26, the latter gears 26 being secured to the shafts 27 of the fans. Shafts 24 can be operated'by a motor, not shown, or by any other suitable means whereby a forced ventilation can be set up whenever desired. The operation of these fans will cause heavy vitiated air to be lifted through ues 22 and 23, it being displaced by a supply of fresh air admitted through the flues 19. During the operation of the'fans the heavy air will not tend to escape through the passages 10 but, on the contrary, fresh air will be sucked through said passages. These passages act as outlets for vitiated air only when the fans are not in use and when the vitiated air is heavier than the fresh air.

Obviously by constructing the lower portion of the building in the manner described the livestock can be kept in a dry and healthy condi- The superstructure of the buildingv can be formed of sections which can be assembledsand bolted together. The `end section of one side w-all, which has been indicated generally at 28, is erected by setting up a corner post 29, one half 30 of va sidel post and horizontal and oblique connections 31 and 32 between these posts.

l The posts are, of course, fastened at their lower ends and are connected at their upper ends by the plate 33. Subsequently one half 34,I of an end purline post is erected and this too is joined to the corner post 29 by horizontal and Thereafter an end truss, indicated generally at 37, is fastened to one side ofthe member 34 ofthe purline post.

'Following the foregoing operation other side wall sections, indicated at 37', are erected on the lower side walls and are joined to each other and to the section 28 by lag screws or other fasteners. Intermediate purline posts 38 are erected in line with the post 34 and are joined to the sides of the sections 28 and 37 by girders 39 and braces 40 and 41. Lower rafters are erected on the posts 29, 30 and 38 as indicated at 43. The construction ofl the building asv described is continued until all of the Walls have been erected, the purline posts 38 being used for supporting the upper rafters 44 and their braces 45. The Ventilating fiues 21 are extended upwardly along either of the purline posts and between the rafters 44. It is toA be understood, of course, that openings can be located wherever desired, the wall sections of the building being closed with suitable sheathing, such as tongue and grooved boards.

The roofing can be of any desired type.

A superstructure' such as described can be assembled readilyl and will afford maximum rigidity for resisting wind pressures but can be made of lighter timbers than ordinarily would be required in order to obtain equivalent results.

What is claimed is: f In a building construction a floor slab having a relatively broad depressed portion constituting a passageway for cattle, said slab providing spaces at opposite sides of the passageway for the support of mangers, there being a gutter extending longitudinally of the passageway below and at the center thereof, laterally extending flues within the slab opening at their outer ends through the outer sides of the slab and at their inner ends through the respective walls of the passageway above the level of the gutter, and means for supplying fresh air above the slab for downward circulation into the passageway and outward through the fiues. f

. JOHN J. DUTTWEILER. 

